Author Archives: Ianmilburn

A big thank you…. To H for the shoes and unwavering support….. And to all of you for putting up with this incessant drivel….. you never know I may be gone for sometime again soon…..

Having arrived back in Bangkok with three days before my flight to Dubai and onwards to Blighty I decided I did not want to use the time only in the ‘big city’ so have moved on to the most Eastern part of Thailand – Kong Chiam, which nicely complements where I started as Kanchanaburi (riverContinue reading “Final chapters…”

Busy day outside of Bangkok visiting the Railway market of Maeklong and the floating market at Amphawa situated about 80km east of Bangkok on the road to Kanchanaburi. Maeklong Railway market The Maeklong Railway Market has been around since 1905. It is found in the province of Samut Songkhram, located on the Gulf of Thailand.Continue reading “Markets like no others…”

Three versions of cable art from 3 different countries Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam…. Which is which?

Early start as only one full day to explore. Rented a bike and set off for the Angkor complex. All going smoothly, arrived at a checkpoint after about 10km cycling where I thought I would just buy a ticket and push on….best laid plans and all that… Turned out that I should have purchased myContinue reading “Temples…Temples…Temples”

Two locations but same country… bonus points if you get the country and the two locations….

Just had to add a third Extras…..Been out looking for somewhere to eat (and drink) after long road trip. These caught my eye…. My kind of 14hr happy hour…… Which should I order? Leaning towards the Feta and Tarantula samosa’s…. Then in my room they have options to buy some of the usual stuff likeContinue reading “Extras 3, Siem Reap”

After the mind-blowingly tragic images of the last post, depicting the depths of depravity that mankind can inflict on itself, I moved on to the capitals centre and lighter subject matter…. Phnom Penh is a surprising city in many ways. It is significantly more cosmopolitan than most other places visited so far with a plethoraContinue reading “Phnom Penh”